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People's Party (Thailand)
Political party from 1926 to 1947 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Khana Ratsadon" redirects here. For the group known as Khana Ratsadon 2563, see 2020 Thai protests.
The People's Party, known in Thai as Khana Ratsadon (Thai: คณะราษฎร, pronounced [kʰā.náʔ râːt.sā.dɔ̄ːn]), was a Siamese group of military and civil officers, and later a political party, which staged a bloodless revolution against King Prajadhipok's government and transformed the country's absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy on 24 June 1932.
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People's Party คณะราษฎร | |
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![]() 1932 Siamese Revolution memorial plaque at Dusit Palace Royal Plaza. On 14 April 2017, it disappeared and was replaced by an ultra-royalist plaque. | |
Military leader | Phraya Phahon[1] P. Phibunsongkhram[2] |
Civilian leader | Pridi Banomyong |
Founded | February 5, 1927; 97 years ago (1927-02-05) |
Dissolved | November 8, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-11-08) |
Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Newspaper | Support the People's Party
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Membership | 10,000 (1932 est.) |
Ideology | Six Principles Thai nationalism Constitutionalism Factions: Anti-imperialism Anti-communism Revolutionary nationalism Fascism Democratic socialism |
Political position | Syncretic[5][6][7][8] |
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